The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-11
TEXAS TOUGHS.
A Number of Shooting Snrapes in the
Lone Star State.
A Lawrence Woman Beats Her Moth
or to Death.
A Murderer Under Sentence Suicides
at St. Louis.
Destructive Fires Threatening Mich.
igan and Wisconsin Towns.
ASIBUsHEp AND AssAssINArED.

GALVESTON, Aug. "a News specia
from Austin says: The governor has
received kilograms from Sheriff Oliver
of Williamson county, stating that his
deputy, VIII Stanley, had been am
pushed and assasSinated, it is believed
by John Barbour and VIII Whitney
| This is presumed to be out of revenge
for the prosecution of the Mcneil sta
ton train robbers.
CALLED OUT AND KILLED.
A Lampasas special says: w. J.
Stanley, living about twenty miles from
here, was awakened last night by
three men calling him out, telling hin
that his fence was down. On going
out to the pasture he was shot from be
hind, eight shots taking effect and kill
ing him instantly. Stanley had been
thieves in the neighborhood, and it is
supposed these miscreants are RESPONSE
BILE for the murder.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
A special to the News from Nacag-
| doche, says: Another tragedy occurred
here last evening. w. F. Brantley, q
prominent merchant of this place was
shot and instantly killed by w. @. Rob-
erts of Chireno in this county. The
men wounded in the fight on the 4th
inst. are doing well.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
A special to the News says: Alex.
Walker, a colored prOhibitiOnist speak
er, who was set upon and badly beaten
and then mangled by being thrown
against wire fence, soon after he had
made a speech at Prairie Grove. near
Webberville in this county, last week,
died on Sunday from the effects of his
injuries. His friends claim that he
was beaten by anti-prohibitionists, but
IYnnyuY1 VUhn hIC 0d6oIIonfG
were.
KILLED HER MOTHER.
CHICAGO, Aug. "a special from
Lawrence, Kansas, says: On Saturday
Mrs. Mary Rawlinson, aged Il years,
arrived in Oswego from Augusta. Kan
sas, and intended to reside with her
daughter, Mrs. Harvey Willis. The
old lady quarreled with her daughter,
who wanted to get possession of her
mothers money, of which she possessed
a considerable amount. Monday morn
ing the two women had disgraceful
quarrel. in which Mrs. Willis grabbed
her mother by the hair and threw her
violently to the floor and beat and
kicked her until she became uncon-
sciOus. In a few hours the injured
woman died from the effects of her in
juries. She died while debating will
to exclude her unnatural daughter from
10C0IVlUS any VI u0I p1OpCIGys NILS
Willis has been arrested.
HE CHEATS THE GALLONS.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 9.-Jerry Pagels,
murderer of Samuel Kohn, for which
murder he was under sentence to be
hanged Friday, August II, committed
suicide in his cell last night by cutting
the artery of his left arm above the ell
bow. He was visited several times
during the night and was tossing
about on his bed at one O'Clock in a
restless manner. 1t appears that after
wrapped a towel around it, allowing
one end to rest in bucket in his cell
that the dripping of blood might not
attract attention. When visited at
five O'Clock this morning he was dead,
Pagels killed Samuel KOhn November
10, 1885, because the latter, who was a
salesman for a rival tannery, secured
some of Pagel's trade. The case, after
passing through all the state courts
was appealed to Justice Harlan; and
again last Saturday to Justice Miller
for writ of error. 1t was declined IL
each case, and Pagels escaped the gal.
| lows by suicide.
FREE FIGHT.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Aug. ga WinOna
Minnesota, special to the Pioneer Press
says: The tent in which Rev. Hostel
| and Rev. Schulz, SeVenday ADVENTIST
from Nebraska, were holding reviva
services, was attacked by mob of Ger
mans and Polanders last night anC
pulled down. The congregation re-
sisted and a free fight ensued in which
several persons were hurt. The villa
gers objected to the religious observ
ance of Saturday instead of Sunday.
ADOUBLE TRAGEDY.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. "a Courier
Journal special says: John DORIS
while misbehaving at picnic in Gallo
way county, Kentucky, was fatally sho
by Frank Collie, the manager of the af
fair. DORIS drew his knife and fatal.
cut Collie as he fell dead at Collie
feet.
SUPERSEDIAS GRANTED
| CHICAGO, Aug 9.-The Appellat
Court this afternoon granted super
sedeas in the case of E. S. Mcdonald
The case cannot now be reached unit
the October term. This decision ap
plies to McGorigle as well as Melon
aid, though he has not taken any par
in the application. The exceedingl,
prompt action taken by Judge McAllis
ter and Moran was a surprise to tn
state and to defendants counsel. Tn
motion to admit the boodler to bail wa
denied.